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Granville Sheriff’s Office To Offer Citizens Academy In April
The Granville County Sheriff’s Office will host the second annual Citizens Academy, set to kick off in April 2022. Registration is required for the program, which will be held at the Law Enforcement Center, 525 New Commerce Drive, Oxford. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Citizens Academy...
Warren Plans Sessions For Residents To Comment, Learn More About Comprehensive Development Plan
Warren County’s comprehensive development plan team is conducting two public engagement sessions that will be held over the course of the next month. The first public engagement session will be held on Monday, Feb. 28 at the Warren County Armory, 501 US Highway 158 Business East in Warrenton. The session will be held from 5...
SportsTalk: Hunt Is Getting The Feel Of The Warren Co. Eagles’ AD Position
It was only a week ago Victor Hunt, head football coach at Warren Co. High School, was named as athletic director at the school. He characterizes his first few days as a time to grow and learn. This past football season Hunt took the Eagles to the state playoffs, something that hasn’t happened in quite...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-18-22 Noon
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TownTalk: The Story Of Charlotte Hawkins Brown
If Charlotte Hawkins Brown had owned a cell phone, her contact list would have included the likes of Booker T. Washington, Alice Freeman Palmer and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Born in South Henderson in 1883, Brown became synonymous with the Palmer Institute, a private preparatory high school for African American students in Guilford County that...
The Local Skinny! County Water System Looking To Break Even
Plans continue to expand county water service to the Kittrell area, and county commissioners received a project update from Manager Jordan McMillen at its January meeting. As things stand now, construction could begin as early as fall 2022 of the Phase 1B Water District, which includes laying about 25 miles of new water lines...
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 02-17-22 Noon
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The Local Skinny! County Reports On Tax Collections, Audit And New Ambulance
Vance County Commissioners accepted the audit report for 2020-21 at its January meeting, which included good news about the county’s fund balances and about tax collections. The county’s total fund balance increased by more than $4 million to $26.9 million and the unassigned fund balance increased almost $7 million to $22 million. This amount represents...
TownTalk: Taking Care of Your Heart
Dr. Mohammed Akhter, an interventional cardiologist at Maria Parham Health is helping promote the American Heart Association’s theme to “reclaim your rhythm” during the February observance of heart health awareness. No one can deny the impact that COVID-19 has had on our brains and our hearts, Akhter told John C. Rose on Wednesday’s Town Talk...
Donate To Cooperative Extension Food Drive To Create Meal Bags For Up To 10 Families
The Vance County center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension is hosting a food drive in advance of the 36th annual Small Farms Week, which will be observed March 21-26, 2022. The statewide event, presented by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T, recognizes the contributions of small farmers across the state’s 100 counties. The Vance food drive...
